Lee Seung-hwan

Lee Seung-hwan (Korean: 이승환; born December 13, 1965)[1] is a South Korean singer and record producer known as the country's "King of Live Performances" for his frequent solo concerts. Lee debuted in 1989 as a pop ballad singer and later incorporated rock elements into his music. He has released numerous hit songs and is the president and founder of South Korean entertainment agency Dream Factory.[2][3][4]

Lee Seung-hwan
Lee in 2014
Background information
Born	December 13, 1965
Origin	Busan, South Korea
Genres	Pop ballad, rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active	1989—present
Labels	Dream Factory
Website	df.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul	이승환
Hanja	李承桓
Revised Romanization	I Seung-hwan
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Sŭng-hwan

Lee in 2007

Personal life

Lee was born in Busan, South Korea, and attended high school in Seoul.[5]

He was married to actress Chae Rim from 2003 until their divorce in 2006.[6]

Career

Lee has released more than 10 different singles, albums and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in South Korea; his own company, Dream Factory, estimated that he has sold over 10 million records, including singles. Lee is a first musician as a president of his company. His debut album, "...B.C 603" propelled him to stardom on October 15, 1989. He won the New Artist's Gold Disc in 1991. He has held more 1000 solo concerts and those concerts have been contributed to develop Korea pop-culture.

"Chakage Salja (Korean: 착하게 살자; lit, Let's Live a Good Life)" is a fund-raising concert which Lee hosts every year. Part of the money raised goes to Korean Childhood Leukemia Foundation.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [7][8]
B.C 603	Released: October 15, 1989 Label: Seorabeol Record Co. Format: CD, cassette	No data	No data
Always	Released: July 15, 1991 Label: Woori Management(Former name of Dream factory) Format: CD, cassette
My Story	Released: September 1, 1993 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette
Human	Released: June 1, 1995 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette
Cycle	Released: January 1, 1997 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette
The War in Life	Released: March 2, 1999 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette	2	KOR: 404,430+[9]
Egg: Sunny Side Up	Released: December 14, 2001 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette	3	KOR: 278,574+[10]
Karma	Released: October 8, 2004 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, cassette	4	KOR: 97,427+[11]
Hwantastic	Released: November 10, 2006 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD	2	KOR: 51,758+[12]
Dreamizer	Released: May 26, 2010 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download	1	N/A
Fall To Fly	Released: March 26, 2014 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download	2	KOR: 32,406[13]

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [8]
3+3	Released: October 1, 2015 Label: Dream Factory Format: CD, digital download	5	KOR: 9,217+[14]

Awards and nominations

Golden Disc Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1991	Main Prize	"My Heart Will Be With You"	Won	[15]
1992		"Heart For One" with Oh Tae-ho	Won
1993		"To Me"	Won

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1999	Best Male Artist	"A Request"	Won	[16][17]
	Music Video of the Year		Won
	Best Ballad Performance		Nominated
2000	Best Male Artist	"Live A Long Long Time"	Nominated	[18]
	Best Ballad Performance		Nominated
2002	Best Male Artist	"Mistake" (잘못)	Nominated	[19][20]
	Special Jury Prize		Nominated
	Music Video Pioneer Award	N/A	Won
2003	Best Ballad Performance	"Flower"	Nominated	[21]

References

1. 이승환 소개 [Lee Seung-hwan Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
2. "Lee Seung-hwan: Serious About Music". The Chosun Ilbo. November 9, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
3. Kim, Herald (September 1, 2015). "Lee Seung-hwan to release new album". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
4. Yang, Seung-joon (September 6, 2017). 이승환 '정치적 행보에 가수 이미지 잠식'. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
5. Lee, Jin-uk (August 2, 2017). "'MB저격송' 공개 앞둔 이승환 "사실 좀 무서워요"". CBS No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
6. Lee Jaewon (이재원) (March 3, 2006). 이승환-채림 커플 3년 만에 '이혼 도장' (in Korean). Sport Hankook. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
7. "K-Pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
   • "The War In Life charting". Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
   • "Egg: Sunny Side Up charting". Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
   • "Karma charting". Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
   • "Hwantastic charting". Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
8. "Gaon Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
   • "Dreamizer charting".
   • "Fall To Fly charting".
   • "3+3 charting".
9. "August 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
10. "March 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
11. "October 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
12. "December 2006 K-pop Album Sales Volume" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
13. "October 2019 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
14. "October 2015 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
15. 골든디스크 역대수상자. Golden Disc Awards (in Korean). Retrieved April 17, 2019.
16. "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
17. "1999 Video Music Award part 1". MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
18. "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived August 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
19. "2002 MMF part 1" Archived August 19, 2014^{[Date mismatch]}, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
20. "2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 7, 2013, at Archive.today. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
21. "2003 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved August 20, 2014.

External links

• Dream Factory official website (in Korean)